Farmer of Shu Han

Facing the torch-like eyes of the nobleman, although Tuoba Desert Khan didn't want to say too much on this matter, he still didn't dare to hide it in the end:

"Your Excellency sees clearly that I was indeed sent to Luoyang by my lord a few years ago. I didn't expect that when I arrived at the border, I heard that the big man and Wei State were at war."

"At that time, I heard that there was a war in Bingzhou, and Youzhou was also affected. The whole territory was under martial law and no entry or exit was allowed, so I could only stay in the frontier fortress for a long time."

When Tuoba Desert Khan talked about this old incident, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice:

Fortunately, I was not able to enter the territory of Wei State at that time. If not, the situation has changed so fast in just a few years, and if I really want to enter Wei State, I am afraid it will be difficult to enter Han State.

Probably because he was afraid that the nobleman would misunderstand, Tuoba Desert Khan hastily explained:

"It wasn't until later, when I heard that the big man had defeated the Wei state, that I hurried back to my family, declared the general situation of the Central Plains, and urged my lord to befriend the big man."

"Fortunately, Your Excellency is wise and listened to my advice, so this time, I am here on behalf of Your Excellency to make friends with the big man."

"As long as the big man is willing to admit that Suotou is the master of the grassland, Tuoba Xianbei is willing to be the vassal of the big man and pay tribute every year."

Someone Feng was just lying, but he didn't expect Tuoba Desert Khan to say such words.

He glanced at Tuoba Desert Khan in a little surprise.

If he hadn't known the story of Suo Tou Master Tuoba Liwei—to be precise, he had doubts about the matter of the goddess—he might have been moved by Tuoba Desert Khan's words.

After all, over the years, not to mention the barbarians on the grasslands, even the Japanese overseas, they all believed that Wei State was orthodox in the Central Plains.

I heard that Himiko, the Queen of Yamatai Kingdom, sent people to Liaodong in the early years to imitate the old things of Emperor Guangwu and pay tribute to seek canonization.

Later, when the envoy arrived in Liaodong, he realized that the Central Plains had changed masters.

Until the year before Cao Rui's death, Himiko sent people to the Central Plains again.

When Cao Rui heard that overseas countries were coming to pay tribute, he was overjoyed and specially conferred the title of "Pro-Wei Wa King" on Himihu.

It's just that this is probably the last thing Cao Rui deserves to publicize during his lifetime.

Because after being canonized by the Yamatai Kingdom, the emperor of the Wei Kingdom was frightened by Feng and fled Luoyang to inspect Xuchang.

Obviously, Queen Himiko was not as lucky as Tuoba Desert Khan, and avoided the trap of Wei Guo.

But think about it from another angle, if there is no such thing as a heavenly girl, the major tribes on the grassland recognize the big man and are willing to pay tribute to the big man.

For Ji Han monarchs and ministers who were determined to revive the Han Dynasty, this was something to be happy about.

After the operation is done, maybe it can be promoted.

Seeing that the nobleman was looking at him with a strange look, Tuoba Desert Khan was afraid that the other party might harbor a grudge, so he hurriedly said:

"I know that the Han is at war with the State of Wei and attacking each other. In order to show our sincerity, our tribe is willing to imitate the old story of the Southern Huns, obey the call of the Han, and send out warriors from the clan to help the Han put down the chaos and destroy the bandits."

It's good that Tuoba Desert Khan didn't say this, but when he said that, the nobleman's eyes became even more strange.

At last he asked:

"Your tribe is doing this, why?"

When Tuoba Desert Khan heard the nobleman asking this question, he had a look of compassion on his face:

"Now the grasslands are plagued by white disasters every year, and the people have been suffering for a long time. The tribes of Xianbei are fighting each other endlessly, which makes the people displaced."

"Although your lord has given the people peace, they are still suffering from a shortage of supplies. I heard that under the rule of a wise king and virtuous ministers, everyone in the great man has a surplus of food and clothing, and everyone in the world looks forward to it."

"For example, things to keep out the cold, such as woolen spirits, are unique to the big Han. Although Tuoba Xianbei is a barbarian, there are some livestock in the clan."

"I also heard that the big man is willing to collect wool at a high price all the year round, so the tribe is willing to exchange livestock wool for things from the big man."

The attitude is very sincere and the words are nice.

Just talking nonsense that seems to be correct.

"Even if you don't send warriors from your clan to help the big man, as long as you come to Pingcheng, all these requirements can be met."

Someone Feng looked at the other party with a half-smile, "Isn't it superfluous for what you're asking for?"

"It's not the same." Tuoba Desert Khan shook his head, "I know that there are many caravans from the Han Dynasty entering the grassland every year to exchange goods with various tribes."

"But our Tuoba Xianbei mostly graze in the northern part of Monan, and few caravans arrive there."

"And unless the clan specially organizes a horse team to go south, the small tribes that are attached to us will not be able to cross the border of the tribe in the south and come to Pingcheng in exchange for what they want."

Having said that, Tuoba Desert Khan sighed:

"The nobleman also knows that even I was made things difficult on the mountain road a few days ago, let alone those small tribes."

"But if the big Han organizes a caravan to enter the grassland, it will be very different. Except for horse thieves, not many tribes will deliberately embarrass the caravan."

Tuoba Desert Khan looked at someone Feng seriously, "So what I mean is, if the big man can send a big caravan and go further north, that would be the best."

Feng was unmoved:

"If your tribe is active in the northern part of Monan, then how can you cross the southern part of Monan and help the Great Han destroy Wei?"

Tuoba Desert Khan said quickly:

"The state of Wei is so powerful, how can it be destroyed overnight? What's more, the great Han has just taken over the Guanzhong area of ​​Bingzhou in recent years. I think the purpose of coming these few years is to appease the people in the newly acquired land."

"At the same time, soldiers have to rest when they are fighting. Therefore, if the villain thinks about it, the big man will not use his sword in the past few years."

"Just taking advantage of this gap, the big man has to collect the livestock on the head, especially the horses, so that he can gather his strength and head east. I think the big man set up a battleground in the frontier fortress, and that's why he also has this intention?"

"As for Suotou, he can also get the support of the big man, and go south with all his strength. When the time is right, the big man will go from west to east, and Tuoba will go from north to south, and attack Wei Guo, so why not worry about it?"

After saying these words, Tuoba Desert Khan looked at the nobleman with some hope.

Someone Feng didn't answer the words, he just smiled:

"This can be regarded as a secret plan of your clan, right? Are you not afraid of leaking the secret when you say it like this?"

Tuoba Desert Khan said with emotion:

"If there is no noble person to point out, I will return in vain this time. Even if there are many plans in the clan, what is the use?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the guards around Feng again:

"Besides, the villain sees that the servants around the nobleman are not ordinary people. When the villain was being made things difficult on the mountain road, a Han army passed by."

"That Han army, in my opinion, is a rare tiger and wolf army in the world. Those soldiers are quite similar to the followers around the nobleman."

There are nine points of truth in the words, and the remaining one point is temptation.

At this moment, Tuoba Desert Khan will definitely not give up guessing about the person in front of him.

It's just that he was doomed to be disappointed.

Because Mr. Feng didn't answer his question at all, but reminded:

"Mr. Tuoba bears the great trust of the family, it is better to be more careful when going out, after all, people are separated from each other."

"What's more, when you and I met for the first time, I just reminded you casually, but Mr. Tuoba told the whole story."

"If something goes wrong in this matter, then my good intentions will turn into bad intentions."

Tuoba Desert Khan sighed slightly in his heart, but he had no choice but to thank:

"Thank you for reminding me, sir."

At this time, someone came in hurriedly from outside the door, opened his mouth and shouted: "Shan..."

Then he stopped suddenly and glanced at Tuoba Desert Khan.

The nobleman motioned for someone to come and talk to him.

The visitor walked over and bent down, not knowing what to say in the nobleman's ear.

I saw that the noble man who had always been calm and unhurried, his face changed slightly, and he stood up: "Let's go!"

He didn't even say goodbye, and left with a group of followers.

Tuoba Desert Khan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly chased him to the door. Seeing that the other party was heading towards the Huxianbei Colonel's Mansion, he couldn't help showing a thoughtful look on his face.

On the other side, Feng Duhu just stepped into the Captain's Mansion, and Shi Zhangyuan, the head of the Captain's Mansion, had been waiting at the door for a long time:

"The head of the mountain."

"what happened?"

Feng Duhu asked as he walked into the Colonel's Mansion.

His face was serious, and it seemed that his behavior and expression when he left the restaurant were not acting at all.

"News from Hedong."

Zhang Yuan followed Feng Duhu's pace and even began to trot:

"Wei Dudu went to Shangdang, and at the same time ordered Zhengdong to lead the army to move eastward. The target is still uncertain."

Zhang Yuan didn't stop on his feet, and his mouth didn't pause at all, and he said these words quickly.

Let Feng Duhu stop slightly, and then stepped into the house with increased steps:

"map!"

Shangdang was brought down by Wei Yan, and he was most familiar with that place, plus it was far away from Yecheng, the founding place of Wei State.

Moreover, Shangdang is a relatively closed and independent area.

Therefore, after the establishment of the Hedong Dudufu, in order to unify and coordinate the defense against Wei, the Shangdang was incorporated into the defense area of ​​the Hedong Dudufu.

It is really helpless to say that Deng Zhi, the right guard general and the governor of Bingzhou, is also a bit helpless.

Bingzhou looks big, but nearly half of the state was cut off by the Jiuyuan Dudufu in the west, and Yanmen County in the north would be a no-man's land if it weren't for the Xinghanhui.

After the establishment of the Hedong Dudu Mansion, Shangdang was taken away.

Fortunately, Taiyuan County, the prefecture of Bingzhou, can be regarded as the core area of ​​Bingzhou, and no one dared to touch it.

In addition, although Deng Zhi was suspected of being attached to power and power, he was a steadfast and simple person who forgot his family when he was in office.

Whether it is Yanmen County or Jiuyuan Dudufu, as long as it can really develop, he will naturally take credit for being the governor of Bingzhou.

So there is not much dissatisfaction.

The only thing I heard about Shangdang was that I couldn't let go of it.

However, Deng Zhi has a strong and proud temperament. In this matter, he met an even more proud, bad-tempered old man Wei who was unwilling to reason.

Coupled with the fact that this was a decision made by the palace, no matter how hard Deng Zhi could let it go, he could only accept it helplessly in the end.

Compared to Deng Zhi's helplessness, Feng Duhu's eyes were even more angry at this time:

"Old man Wei mobilizes the troops of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong at this time, what is he going to do!"

Zhiguanxing, one of the Eight Xings of Taihang, is the most important pass from east to Hanoi.

If you want to enter Hanoi from Shangdang, you have to go through the second of the eight Xings: Taihang Xing.

Taihang Xing started from Gaodu in the north (that is, Jincheng in later generations).

As for Gaodu, it was the only city in Shangdang that was still in the hands of Wei.

When Wei Laofu attacked Shangdang, Jiang Ji defended the northern gate of Hanoi.

He did not hesitate to violate Wei's rule that the garrison of Wei State should not cross the border at will, and sent troops to go north along Taihang Xing to defend Gaodu.

Of course, there is also Sima Yi's suggestion here - it is estimated that at least part of Sima Yi's suggestion is because he does not want his hometown to be copied.

However, Jiang Ji's move was regarded by Xuchang's Cao Shuang as an act of taking refuge in Sima Yi, and finally forced Jiang Ji to join forces with Sima Yi.

And the shortest route for Hedong to enter Shangdang is to go directly to the east and pass through the area of ​​Gaodu.

It can be said that Gaodu is the most important strategic intersection of the three places of Shangdang in Hedong and Hanoi.

During the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi had already controlled Zhiguanxing, cutting off Zhao Guo's line of supporting Shangdang from Hanoi.

At the same time, troops were sent from Hedong to attack Shangdang eastward. The main force of the two countries was at a stalemate in the area between Gaodu County and Xuanshi County (that is, Gaoping in later generations).

In the end, Zhao State was defeated and 400,000 people were killed, completely losing hope of competing with Qin State.

For such an important strategic area, Feng Duhu has seen it countless times.

Gaodu is in the hands of Wei Guo, and the communication channel between Hedong and Shangdang is like a fishbone stuck in the throat, and he can't spit it out.

Unless you go north by detour, first arrive at Taiyuan County, and then enter Shangdang from Taiyuan, the journey will be far away.

Now that Mrs. Wei went to Shangdang and asked Jiang Wei to lead the troops to the east, Feng Duhu only glanced at the map, and his eyes fell on Gaodu.

"Did the news from Hedong be forwarded by Chang'an, or did it come directly from Hedong?"

Feng Duhu stared at the map for a long time, and then asked suddenly.

"Hui Shanchang was sent directly from the east of the river."

Zhang Yuan, the head of the school captain's mansion, seems to have returned to the days when he was a staff officer with the head of the mountain.

"Who sent it here?"

"Hedong Diannong Zhonglang General." Zhang Yuan licked his lips, "Zhonglang General said that the Hedong Salt Lake is close to Zhiguan, and the Salt Lake is an important place to supply Guanzhong and Bingzhou salt."

"He was worried that if the troops were insufficient, the thieves would come out from Zhiguan to harass the salt lake, and the impact would be very bad, so he sent someone over to explain the situation."

Hearing this, Feng Duhu's face, which had been gloomy all along, showed a slight smile.

"Shi Bao? He is very good, but he is only serving as the general of Diannong Zhonglang, so I really feel wronged."

Although Dian Nong Zhonglang Jiang is mainly Dian Nong, he also has a general character.

In particular, he, the general of Diannong Zhonglang, was also in charge of guarding the Hedong Salt Lake, and he directly strangled an important source of income that the Hedong aristocratic family relied on.

It can be regarded as an end to the grand ambitions set when he was a smuggler back then.

Although he was not qualified to dictate the deployment of troops by the Governor's Mansion in Hedong, he could vaguely remind Feng Duhu with the reason of affecting farming and salt affairs.

Feng Duhu threw the charcoal pencil in his hand onto the desk, and said:

"Send a letter to General Zhengdong (that is, Jiang Wei) and ask Wei Yan what he plans to do with him."

The time has come to test Jiang Wei's position.

According to the procedure, the actions of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong should be reported to Chang'an first, and then Chang'an will send someone to Feng Duhu who is patrolling outside.

It's just that it's not known where the car will be sent to the official document about the Hedong Dudu's Mansion.

No way, old man Wei just wanted to do something while Feng Duhu was away and couldn't get the news in time.

Not to mention that among the big men, many people have begun to despise Wei Guo.

Old man Wei's action may have been supported by some people in Chang'an.

Yes, Shangdang was brought down by you, Wei Yan, and you can make use of it.

But don't forget, Hedong is still where I, Feng, go fishing!

Not to mention, the Central Guard has the right to supervise Chinese and foreign military forces!